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Husband a stranger
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT changed a good man, father and husband into a monster.
Normally mellow and laid-back, the husband of Karen (not her real name)...
Police break the ice
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT’S an addiction that takes hold, turning law-abiding citizens into crazed criminals desperate to find their next hit.
While the police statistics don’t...
Hospital side-effects
By REBECCA BILLS
LOCAL hospitals are also copping the brunt of ice-related side-effects.
Emergency Department Associate Nurse Unit Manager at the Angliss Hospital, Sue Brown, said...
Deadly to health
By MELISSA MEEHAN
HEART attacks, strokes and other serious illnesses can be triggered by the use of crystal methamphetamine.
Crystal methamphetamine, more commonly known as ice,...
Ice is not a myth
By KATH GANNAWAY AND JESSE GRAHAM
THE Mail’s day-to-day contact with police on the beat in the Yarra Valley backs up concerns that ice is...
Dough snap’s cute portrait
By JESSE GRAHAM
YOU’VE most likely had a photograph taken of you - who hasn’t?
But have you ever had a photograph taken with dough on...
Sanctuary turns 80
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE tourist icon, Healesville Sanctuary, is celebrating a landmark birthday to coincide with the town’s 150th, with 80 years of history at...
Bank closure peeves clients
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLIANS have been left reeling after ANZ announced it would be closing its local branch, and staff are uncertain about their future.
The...
Down club’s memory lane
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE HISTORY of Yarra Glen’s Football Club will be permanently on display, following the opening of specially-made boards to showcase the club’s...
Quit tobacco call out
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLIANS are being urged to ditch the cigarettes and seek help to address their health, with World No Tobacco Day coming up...
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Beat that 205km/h
A MOTORCYCLIST caught hooning in Castella last week lost his ride immediately, after being clocked at over 200 kilometres per hour.
The motorcyclist,...
School support
By JESSE GRAHAM
A BELOVED Healesville High School teacher received a heartwarming gift from her students last week when a cancer fundraiser donation brought her...
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Bayswater to host statewide beer competition
It won’t be your typical Sunday in Bayswater on Sunday, 18 May, instead, the scent of hops and the clink of pint glasses will...
